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Ryder Glacier (Greenland)

Ryder Glacier (), is one of the major glaciers in northern Greenland.

This glacier was first mapped by Lauge Koch in 1917 during Knud Rasmussen's 1916–1918 Second Thule Expedition to north Greenland and was named after Danish Arctic explorer Carl Ryder.

Geography

The Ryder Glacier originates in the Greenland Ice Cap. It is roughly north–south oriented and has its terminus at the head of the Sherard Osborn Fjord between Permin Land and Warming Land. It is 30 km long and is a floating tongue within the fjord.

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